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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Happy Detox with Glutathione

Detox, detox, detox. I’m as bored writing about detox as some may
be reading about it. It seems I blame
everything on detox and it doesn’t seem to go away. That was where I left off last time I posted. I have better news this time-- finally!

Dante uses his hands...

My focus these last few weeks has been to find a
way to help Dante with his detox. This
is crucial for children whose bodies don’t handle toxins efficiently like the
rest of us. I know each homeopathic clearing
is helping Dante get rid of toxic imprints, but what helps him flush these
out? What supports his body while it
works on healing? I have tried different
things (Activated Charcoal, Vitamin C, Enhansa, etc.) that only make the
process worse for Dante. In comes
Glutathione.

So what is Glutathione? Only:

“the mother of all antioxidants”,

“the most important molecule you need to stay
healthy and prevent disease”,

Years ago Dante used a Glutathione cream prescribed
by his first Autism Doctor, but I did not notice many changes. A couple of months ago, my friend who blogs
here, Raising a Sensitive Child, encouraged me to try this particular Glutathione formula with Dante.The difference
between this formula and the one I had originally used is that this one provides the components to help the body
manufacture the Glutathione, a much more efficient approach to increasing
Glutathione levels.

After much thought
and deliberation, I decided to try the Rob Keller's Original Glutathione Formula on Dante -- in teeny doses, with
several days in between each dose.I noticed right away that on those days that Dante got the Glutathione,
he was much happier than on days he did not get it.Then he got a runny
nose that lasted 6 days.This is very uncommon
for Dante who never gets colds and, when he does, they last 2 days.I concluded that this was the Glutathione
working to get rid of a virus.Still, I
noticed that the discomfort I had been seeing for weeks, associated
to the dreaded detox, was much better:

Dante can now tolerate a car ride without a tantrum
with head-banging (you can imagine why this is at the top of my list)

Dante is eating well

Dante’s BMs is very regular and dense

Dante is very tolerant overall and joyous overall

However, this was not necessarily happening on those days Dante did not get the
Glutathione. On top
of that, there were the comments from Dante’s teacher:

Dante has been very relaxed and comfortable lately

Very calm, great mood

Awesome eye contact, eyes wide open!

Hands are more relaxed, fingers spread wide

Bending down to pick things up, instead of sitting
on floor

Very attentive, not fidgeting during work – great focus!

Allowing more hand-over-hand work

After this feedback I decided to give Dante the
Glutathione every day.The first thing
that happened was that the “cold” stopped.After that point, Dante has been happy every single day.Hooray!

I now believe the Glutathione is a crucial team-player
in Dante’s healing. It is apparent that
Dante has a lot of need to detox, but has a very hard time with it. If he is to have other clearing experiences triggered
by homeopathy, I envision the Glutathione as one key component in making this
process a happy one. The difference in
Dante is unbelievable.

One crucial point here is the amount of the
Glutathione dose. Although the
recommended starting dose is one capsule, to be increased about once a week, I
started Dante on less than a smidgen, and we’re up to 2/3 of a smidgen daily at
this point. I’m not in a rush, but I will
continue to increase it as needed.

What's a smidgen? a tiny but measurable amount!

Oh, but that is not all.What about the seizures?Well, I believe achieving
effective detox will greatly contribute to healing Dante’s seizures.Here are the other things I have implemented
to help him get back to seizure control:

Increased fat intake – as part of the Modified Atkins for
Seizures, this is the key step to take when seizures return

Increased Vitamin D3 to 5000IU – some parents
have noticed that their children’s seizures return in the Fall, after their
accumulated Vitamin D3 from the Summer wears out. I can’t help but think that this impacted
Dante as well.

Minerals to prevent dehydration -- Another component that I have noticed is
that detox also causes varying degrees of dehydration. When Dante dehydrates I notice seizures
increase. So the other ingredient I am
maintaining as part of this “team” is the Quinton Isotonic. This has been super effective in keeping
Dante hydrated and more stable. It makes
him very happy. So I’ve been giving him ½
a vial every morning. Here is my other
friend’s experience with the Quinton and her beloved son.

So at this point, Dante is way happier than when I
last posted.His energy this morning was
amazing.His eyes are open big and so
bright and cheerful.He looks at me
lovingly and pats my arm gently when we hug.He’s just so much more comfortable -- Thank Goodness.

Dante riding the Mall train yesterday. Last time we went he was so uncomfortable he refused to get on.

I’m praying that all these steps, plus the
increasingly sunny days, eliminate his seizures (which are very mild at this point,
but has several every day) and keep him healthy and growing.Thank you for sharing with us in this
journey, and may you be experiencing hopeful progress in your own.

11 comments:

HelloI have been reading your blog for some time and I am excited to see the progress Dante is having! I am new to this therapy. We have recently started CEASE with our son and I would love if you could stop by my blog and give me your thoughts/advice. Thank you again for your blog!

Thank you for sharing Noah's blog with me. My most important thoughts for our children in CEASE are:1. Diet is key to help your child and will make CEASE more efficient. My research has led me to focus on the Specific Carbohydrates diet and the Paleo diet as the healthiest and most balanced for our kids -- low healthy carb with healthy fats for the brain.2. Support for dehydration is crucial as detox is dehydrating: coconut water or homemade electrolyte water and key basic vitamins+ probiotics. Glutathione has been a godsend for Dante -- even though he takes very little it has changed his world tremendously. Please email me if you need more information or advice - I'm delighted to help!M.

Maybe you can help me test the Followers feature! I just added it to the blog -- you can +1 the site and see if you show up as a follower. I can also add your email to the list of people that get an email whenever I post -- let me know if you would like that...

I invite you to read through my posts in case there is past information there that would be helpful for you. Please let me know if you need anything else.

Hello M, I like your honest blog. thank you.you might be interested to join the Facebook group Diets for Epilepsy to share your story and hear from others on a similar journey - and hear from some who have actually made it! there is lots of info there too. well done for being such a great mum! x

Thank you for your message and suggestion, Anonymous! I belong to a Yahoo Group for the Modified Atkins for Seizures and have learned lots from them. I closed my Facebook account a while back because it was taking too much of my time in petty commentary. I guess I haven't been exposed to some of its benefits! :-) Thanks!

Hi, so happy to read of your sons positive progress! I stumbled upon your blog while searching for reviews of RK's Original Glutathione Formula. I've been battling OCD for a few years now and glutathione supplementation has been suggested to me. Is your son still on this or other glutathione formulas? Not sure if your son had OCD tendencies, but if so, did it help? Wishing you and your son the best. :)

Hi Anonymous: Thank you for your post. I apologize for the long time to respond but Dante keeps me pretty busy. We are now following Kerri Rivera's protocol for Dante which is not compatible with antioxidants, so he's not using the Glutathione. I'm using it however and I love the energy and focus I get from it. Obviously, watching my intake of sugar and gluten helps a lot along those lines. I suggest you research Kerri Rivera's protocol as it targets OCD as well. Good luck!

Hello Dearare you seeing any results/improvement with kerri's protocole?i have 3 children with autism and i tried CD for my younger for over a month wothout any improvement.I then just stopped as it was too exasting.I now am using OGF by Dr Keller for my younger(less than a week) and immunocal whey protein(also glutathione) for my 6 yrs old son.I will be posting any improvement i see with these products.

Also i started diet for past 6 weeks and see some humour and awareness in my 6 yrs old son who is mildly effected by autism.I advice all parets to do an ATEC so you know how much your child is effected by autism.

Hi S Khan, we are currently focused on helping my son detox. He always has a hard time detoxing no matter the protocol so we have stopped all protocols and are focusing just on that. I have only good things to say about Glutathione and diet so I hope it works for you.